Collecting Parker 100

[TheRedBeard]

On 12/1/2022 at 2:07 AM, John Danza said:

I bought a P100 in Diamond Blue with the brushed gold-colored cap early on when they were released. It's dated I.III. I could never get ink to flow, and I just tossed it in a drawer. Fast forward to about a month ago, and I found it in the drawer. I thought "I'm going to get this thing going or dump it once and for all".

 

Fortunately, I was able to find some info on how to disassemble the section. Once apart, it was clear to me that the feed channels weren't large enough. A minute with a razor blade opened up and deepened the ink feed channels.

 

Eureka! The ink flows perfectly now. It's one of my favorites and I use it a lot.

Interesting experience... 

I have found my P100 with F nib being quite dry writer... So, perhaps, I need to do something similar with it..

 

[TheRedBeard]

Well... I have just had to start using Parker Quink ink in my P100 with F nib to really appreciate and enjoy it  

Now it is one of my EDC pens, and I actually find it  to be an excellent writer and use it even much more than my P51s... original 51s, of course  

 

INMHO, P100 is the only and true decent successor of the original 51...

[emetoyer]

My Parker 51s and Parker 100

 

Parker 51 Mk III 

Parker 51 (2023)

Parker 100

 

@John Danza I was really disappointed with my P100, not a steady writer, ink starved…. It went in the collection drawer for a few years. Then gave it another shot recently with a thorough cleaning and went to Waterman Blue ink, and now it’s better behaved.  Seems to want a better flowing ink… and I always liked the P100 lines, reminiscent of the P51 updated for the 21st Century. @TheRedBeard I’m totally concur with you.

Interestingly had to do the same with the P51 remake - several thorough flushings, use Waterman or Parker blue inks, and its better behaved.  It’s one of my three travel pens - if I lose them, I don’t cry as much (don’t ask about the MB252 set sitting in an Amtrak sleeper somewhere….)

[TheRedBeard]

While I still like P100, I have actually suspended using my  P100s about a year ago...

 

[thx1138]

I still drag one of my 100's out and run a converter full of ink through it. I finally managed to find mediums and a fine italic P100. All my early 100's were broad or maybe double broad. 

 

I did discover on one of the mediums, just how soft the nibs are though.  If you need to align tines, use about a fifth of the force you would normally use. It is as though the nib is made out of roofing lead.

 

I still enjoy the size and heft of the 100's, fairly similar to the Ellipse. Sadly my Ellipses have poor ink flow and are not great writers, I do like the ballpoints though.

[jchch1950]

On 2/7/2026 at 7:23 PM, TheRedBeard said:

While I still like P100, I have actually suspended using my  P100s about a year ago...

 

May I ask why?

[TheRedBeard]

On 2/12/2026 at 11:34 AM, jchch1950 said:

May I ask why?

Perhaps, due to my other EDC pens (P75, Rialto and P61) performing much better for me

Being frank I should say that I have not had any of my 51s (real ones, of course) inked for a year , too...

However, it might be right time to ink both P100 and P51 again  

[TheRedBeard]

On 2/11/2026 at 2:57 PM, thx1138 said:

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I still enjoy the size and heft of the 100's, fairly similar to the Ellipse. Sadly my Ellipses have poor ink flow and are not great writers, I do like the ballpoints though.

I completely agree with you on Ellipse: so nice pen, and so poor ink flow, huge disappointment  

 

 

[thx1138]

Found an uncommon 100 with a numbered nib - fine italic number 98.

 

Most of my 100's have letters for the nib grade.